The most-charted alternative rock songs
Every song in the archive ranked by its combined results across all 597 countdowns: year-end lists, all-time lists and decade lists alike. A song rises here by appearing often and placing high. For rankings by year see songs by year; for the listener-voted all-time lists only, see the greatest songs of all time.
| # | Song | Lists | Stations | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4601 | Hey BulldogThe Beatles | 6 | 2 | #243 | – | 2020–2025 |
| 4602 | IndiaThe Psychedelic Furs | 7 | 1 | #1181 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4603 | Losing My EdgeLCD Soundsystem | 4 | 2 | #23 | – | 2013–2024 |
| 4604 | New Body RhumbaLCD Soundsystem | 4 | 4 | #4 | – | 2022–2024 |
| 4605 | Almost EasyAvenged Sevenfold | 6 | 4 | #2 | – | 2007–2008 |
| 4606 | On HoldThe xx | 7 | 6 | #20 | – | 2016–2024 |
| 4607 | House That We Used To Live InThe Smithereens | 7 | 1 | #1182 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4608 | SevenSunny Day Real Estate | 6 | 4 | #135 | – | 1999–2024 |
| 4609 | TotalimmortalThe Offspring | 7 | 7 | #45 | – | 2000 |
| 4610 | Same Old Song and DanceAerosmith | 10 | 6 | #238 | – | 1990–2026 |
| 4611 | ShameStabbing Westward | 8 | 5 | #30 | – | 1996–2007 |
| 4612 | Long Cool WomanThe Hollies | 7 | 3 | #317 | – | 1991–2025 |
| 4613 | Smokin'Boston | 8 | 4 | #125 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 4614 | Zip-LockLit | 7 | 7 | #38 | – | 1999 |
| 4615 | It's Alright, Baby's Coming BackEurythmics | 7 | 1 | #1184 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4616 | Little ArithmeticsdEUS | 7 | 1 | #38 | – | 1996–2003 |
| 4617 | Cape Cod Kwassa KwassaVampire Weekend | 6 | 4 | #44 | – | 2008–2025 |
| 4618 | Dancing QueenABBA | 7 | 5 | #48 | – | 1990–2022 |
| 4619 | Yellow Flicker BeatLorde | 5 | 4 | #18 | – | 2014–2015 |
| 4620 | The Gentlemen Who FellMilla | 7 | 1 | #1185 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4621 | Something WildIggy Pop | 11 | 1 | #1223 | – | 1999–2010 |
| 4622 | HeartacheGene Loves Jezebel | 9 | 5 | #69 | – | 1986–2003 |
| 4623 | DiscothequeU2 | 8 | 8 | #41 | – | 1997 |
| 4624 | Houses of the HolyLed Zeppelin | 8 | 4 | #203 | – | 1996–2025 |
| 4625 | Rock-N-Roll Is DeadLenny Kravitz | 11 | 5 | #71 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 4626 | I Remember EverythingZach Bryan | 4 | 3 | #11 | – | 2023–2025 |
| 4627 | That look you give that guyThe Eels | 10 | 1 | #9 | – | 2009–2024 |
| 4628 | Everybody KnowsLeonard Cohen | 6 | 5 | #107 | – | 1991–2026 |
| 4629 | Castles Made Of SandJimi Hendrix | 8 | 2 | #360 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 4630 | Tommy GunThe Clash | 14 | 2 | #1365 | – | 1999–2013 |
| 4631 | A Kind of MagicQueen | 4 | 1 | #111 | – | 2001–2006 |
| 4632 | Hell N BackBakar | 5 | 4 | #14 | – | 2019–2025 |
| 4633 | It Makes No DifferenceThe Band | 4 | 1 | #159 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 4634 | White Punks On DopeThe Tubes | 16 | 2 | #1493 | – | 1999–2014 |
| 4635 | Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds | 5 | 2 | #35 | – | 2004–2020 |
| 4636 | Ways to GoGrouplove | 5 | 4 | #20 | – | 2013–2014 |
| 4637 | There Goes the FearDoves | 7 | 5 | #3 | – | 2002–2013 |
| 4638 | Crystal ClearThe Darling Buds | 9 | 4 | #41 | – | 1990–2004 |
| 4639 | Not Dead YetLord Huron | 4 | 3 | #26 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 4640 | My NumberFoals | 6 | 5 | #5 | – | 2013–2019 |
| 4641 | Same DirectionHoobastank | 9 | 9 | #37 | – | 2004–2005 |
| 4642 | SpacemanThe Killers | 6 | 6 | #9 | – | 2008–2009 |
| 4643 | RainThe Beatles | 6 | 2 | #311 | – | 2004–2025 |
| 4644 | Dream WeaverGary Wright | 7 | 2 | #45 | – | 2021–2026 |
| 4645 | Feel Every BeatElectronic | 5 | 4 | #37 | – | 1991–2003 |
| 4646 | DisciplineNine Inch Nails | 6 | 4 | #4 | – | 2008–2011 |
| 4647 | I'll Be There for YouBon Jovi | 6 | 3 | #150 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 4648 | I'm In Love With You1975 | 5 | 4 | #14 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 4649 | SpellboundSiouxsie and the Banshees | 7 | 5 | #71 | – | 1981–2022 |
| 4650 | Movie StarStereophonics | 8 | 1 | #99 | – | 2004–2014 |
| 4651 | East Jesus NowhereGreen Day | 6 | 5 | #27 | – | 2009–2010 |
| 4652 | Say This SoonerThe Almost | 6 | 6 | #29 | – | 2007 |
| 4653 | Always SaturdayGuadalcanal Diary | 7 | 3 | #84 | – | 1989–2003 |
| 4654 | That's AllGenesis | 9 | 4 | #78 | – | 2006–2026 |
| 4655 | Movie StarCracker | 7 | 1 | #1179 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4656 | Need You AroundSmoking Popes | 8 | 5 | #27 | – | 1995–2006 |
| 4657 | Letters From The SkyCivil Twilight | 7 | 3 | #10 | – | 2010–2014 |
| 4658 | Good as HellLizzo | 4 | 3 | #1 | 1 | 2016–2024 |
| 4659 | It's Not Okay (I Promise)My Chemical Romance | 5 | 4 | #29 | – | 2004–2006 |
| 4660 | The Night We MetLord Huron | 4 | 3 | #6 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 4661 | The Only Thing I Care AboutE | 7 | 1 | #1196 | – | 1999–2005 |
| 4662 | Full of Life (Happy Now)The Wonderstuff | 8 | 1 | #1209 | – | 1999–2007 |
| 4663 | CeciliaSimon and Garfunkel | 7 | 3 | #336 | – | 2009–2025 |
| 4664 | This Too Shall PassOK Go | 9 | 5 | #24 | – | 2010–2025 |
| 4665 | Don't Stop (Color On The WallsFoster The People | 6 | 4 | #20 | – | 2011–2012 |
| 4666 | DriftwoodTravis | 8 | 4 | #76 | – | 2000–2023 |
| 4667 | Kitty's BackBruce Springsteen | 6 | 3 | #231 | – | 1996–2024 |
| 4668 | Blame BrettThe Beaches | 3 | 2 | #1 | 1 | 2023–2025 |
| 4669 | 1000 Miles AwayHoodoo Gurus | 7 | 1 | #1154 | – | 2007–2014 |
| 4670 | All Night LongPeter Murphy | 7 | 6 | #55 | – | 1988–1999 |
| 4671 | Smoke 2 JointsSublime | 3 | 2 | #27 | – | 2004–2007 |
| 4672 | Are You Experienced?Jimi Hendrix | 8 | 4 | #214 | – | 1990–2025 |
| 4673 | Walk This WorldHeather Nova | 10 | 4 | #46 | – | 1995–2005 |
| 4674 | Social CuesCage The Elephant | 4 | 2 | #14 | – | 2019–2020 |
| 4675 | Fountain Of SorrowJackson Browne | 5 | 2 | #43 | – | 1976–2020 |
| 4676 | Angels of the SilencesCounting Crows | 12 | 6 | #55 | – | 1996–2005 |
| 4677 | Come MondayJimmy Buffett | 5 | 1 | #73 | – | 2022–2026 |
| 4678 | Wherever You Will GoThe Calling | 7 | 4 | #7 | – | 2001–2006 |
| 4679 | Get AwayEarshot | 5 | 5 | #14 | – | 2002 |
| 4680 | Count On MeDefault | 6 | 6 | #24 | – | 2005–2006 |
| 4681 | GóreckiLamb | 11 | 1 | #40 | – | 2001–2013 |
| 4682 | OuttathawayThe Vines | 10 | 10 | #21 | – | 2002 |
| 4683 | The Happiest Days Of Our Lives Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2Pink Floyd | 3 | 1 | #59 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 4684 | Motion SicknessPhoebe Bridgers | 5 | 4 | #50 | – | 2017–2026 |
| 4685 | Rebel GirlBikini Kill | 3 | 2 | #19 | – | 2019–2023 |
| 4686 | The BoxOrbital | 7 | 5 | #7 | – | 1996–1999 |
| 4687 | Long Hot SummerThe Style Council | 5 | 4 | #51 | – | 1983–2003 |
| 4688 | Light OnMaggie Rogers | 5 | 3 | #43 | – | 2018–2025 |
| 4689 | All I NeedRadiohead | 5 | 3 | #38 | – | 2007–2025 |
| 4690 | WotCaptain Sensible | 8 | 5 | #143 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 4691 | ChristineThe House of Love | 5 | 4 | #9 | – | 1988–2003 |
| 4692 | MickeyToni Basil | 6 | 2 | #15 | – | 1982–1999 |
| 4693 | Down in a HoleAlice In Chains | 6 | 6 | #35 | – | 1997–2023 |
| 4694 | Tones of HomeBlind Melon | 12 | 7 | #45 | – | 1993–2023 |
| 4695 | BIRDS OF A FEATHERBillie Eilish | 3 | 2 | #3 | – | 2024–2025 |
| 4696 | The Power of LoveFrankie Goes to Hollywood | 4 | 2 | #48 | – | 1991–2006 |
| 4697 | 21st Century Schizoid ManKing Crimson | 6 | 4 | #129 | – | 2012–2024 |
| 4698 | The WaitingTom Petty | 5 | 1 | #251 | – | 2021–2025 |
| 4699 | CrossfireBrandon Flowers | 5 | 5 | #16 | – | 2010 |
| 4700 | From a Window SeatDawes | 5 | 3 | #5 | – | 2013–2024 |